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  • This Mumma Vs Instagram: Rainbow Cheese

    Rainbow cheese. It sounds lovely… This is what I saw: [instagram url=http://www.instagram.com/p/BM33GIQhBWZ/] Easy enough – just a drop of colouring mixed into some cream cheese… My results: [instagram url=http://www.instagram.com/p/BM6WuEtDr91/] I got bored of mixing after the second colour. It didn’t alter the taste at all, but after I fed it to Penny her behaviour was…

  • Far Out: Centrelink Edition

    Nothing rustles my jimmies more than being told to do something, only to find that it wasn’t actually necessary. I had to go to Centrelink today to sort out an issue with my application for the Child Care Rebate for Penelope. A week after I submitted the online form, I received a vague message from…

  • One Dilemma Solved

    After umming and aaahing over my daycare dilemma for a good year and a half, I finally decided that it was time, and enrolled BOTH of my babies. Laurence is attending on Fridays, and Penelope on Thursdays AND Fridays. [instagram url=http://www.instagram.com/p/BQD6uJvDl_V/] Yesterday was Penny’s first day. Of course, Dan and I were both a bit…

  • This Mumma Cooks: Chocolate Brownie Bliss Balls

    This Mumma Cooks: Chocolate Brownie Bliss Balls

    I think you can probably guess by now that I love a quick, simple recipe – and it doesn’t get much quicker than this recipe for Chocolate Brownie Bliss Balls from WholeFoodSimply.com. I’m all about trying new things at the moment, especially when it comes to finding healthier alternatives to the shit sugary sweet treats I shovel…

  • This Mumma Versus Instagram: The Christmas Tree

    Welcome to the first edition of This Mumma Versus. Basically, the whole schtick is that because I can’t multitask whilst I’m nursing Laurence (because I seem to make giant babies, and also, I’m generally unco) I spend a heap of time sitting, with one hand free – perfect conditions for me to live vicariously through…

  • This Mumma Cooks: Chocolate Cheesecake (Sort Of…)

    The other day, I saw the following recipe appear in my Facebook feed: So I thought I’d try my own version of it, minus the Baileys, and the jars… The result wasn’t a total success (turns out Oreos are not great as a base for a full sized cheesecake, so they got mixed in with…

  • New Year, New Intentions

    I don’t do that well with New Years resolutions. I’ve attempted to make some in the past, but have never really stuck with any that I’ve set for myself. I actually think they are kinda stupid, and really pointless (why wait for an arbitrary date to do or start something – why not just DO…

  • The Day Care Dilemma

    Day Care. Where do I begin? I’ve been saying that I’m going to enrol Penny into Day Care for about a year and a half now, but I’ve just never been able to bring myself to get around to it. I guess I’m worried that she will hate it, and that it will be upsetting…

  • Keeping Penelope Occupied: Watercolours

    I love my daughter – really, I do – but holy moly she’s hard work. She is just a whirlwind of constant chatter, singsong, messmaking and cheek from dawn until dusk. I’m not joking, it lasts all day… So apart from her toys, the tv, mealtimes and of course screen time, I’ve been channeling my…

  • Wedding Adventures

    Wedding Adventures

    About a month ago, we took our first trip (to a destination other than my Mother In Law’s place in Sydney) as a family of four – we travelled to Mollymook to celebrate the wedding of Dan’s cousin Elise to her British beau Russell. Elise and Russ live in London, but I think they always…

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